healthy snack Archives - Eats by April

Easy Coconut Energy Bites

September 7, 2020 by April 2 Comments

With only 4 ingredients, these Easy Coconut Energy Bites will soon become your next favourite healthy snack recipe. File these bad boys under dangerously delicious. I can't hardly stop eating them you guys. In fact, a couple years ago, after a summer vacation at a cottage in Ontario (Kawartha lakes area to be a little more...

Healthy 5 Ingredient Berry Frozen Yogurt

July 19, 2020 by April Leave a Comment

Lookin' for a cool-you-down-now-treat that's healthy and tastes amazing? Well look no further my sweaty friend, because this Healthy 5 Ingredient Berry Frozen Yogurt is your answer for a healthy summer treat😋 Healthy 5-Ingredient Berry Frozen Yogurt is your next favourite summer treat😋 You can make a batch of this Healthy 5-Ingredient Berry Frozen Yogurt...

Simple 2-Ingredient Greek Yogurt Summer Popsicles

June 15, 2020 by April Leave a Comment

Mr. Freeze Jumbo Freeze Pops🧊 Are ya back in the 80s yet? These babies really take me back. I just bought a box of these at a local grocery store trip (with kids). Against my better judgement but I couldn't resist for 2 reasons: Nostalgia The kids would get a kick out of me buying...

Easy Quinoa Salad with Feta

April 20, 2020 by April 4 Comments

Lunches be damned. Lunches at home, that is. Every. Dang. Day. By the way, why is making lunches at home harder than making packed lunches?! Or maybe it just seems that way. Whatever the deal is, having healthy, yummy and quick lunches is super key these days to keep on the healthy eating track as...

Gluten-Free Peanut Butter Energy Bars

March 8, 2020 by April Leave a Comment

Do you ever find yourself looking at granola and/or protein bar labels wondering what the *BLEEP* is in them and why are they so high in sugar?! It’s tough: you want something to eat that’s convenient, sure. But you don’t want to throw nutrition completely out the moving car window. Actually the opposite: you want…

Healthy Breakfast Bars You Can Grab and Go

February 22, 2020 by April Saunders 4 Comments

My love affair with oatmeal was dead. Ok that's a little dramatic. Lemme back up...have you ever ate a food (or meal) a bunch of times and then suddenly get sick of it? I like to call those all "food jags". And I feel like we've all been there at some point in our food...

4 Ingredient Green Smoothie (no bananas)

January 23, 2020 by April Leave a Comment

When it's cold as bleep out, it can be hard to get excited about green smoothies. It's like I just wanna be all chili-stew-and-soup-ing when the snow starts to fly and the temps are frigid. But at the same time, a green smoothie can be a hit of nutrition, veggies and refreshment when it seems...

Easy Kale Chips

November 19, 2019 by April Leave a Comment

Finally, finally, finally I figured out how to make kale chips {cue the hallelujahs!} This was after many attempts of trying to get the right combination of the kale, oil, salt and time and temp of the oven. My many less-than-yummy batches spanned the spectrum from sad and soggy to burnt to a crisp and everything in...

Kid Friendly Pumpkin Scones

November 3, 2019 by April Saunders 2 Comments

I feel like sometimes my toddler truly lives on air. Well, maybe not air but he certainly has his food, ahem, preferences. I don’t want to label him “picky”. I think he’s just acting like a toddler. However, it can be quite unnerving as a dietitian when your 3 year old eats only the CUCUMBER...

High Protein Gluten Free Muffins

March 25, 2019 by April 3 Comments

I've always wanted to make High Protein Gluten Free Muffins but honestly, I didn't know how this would even be possible?! Muffins without flour? That's a thing...?🤷‍♀️ Well I learned that it actually is "a thing" and I was super pleased when these High Protein Gluten Free Muffins turned out to be one of the...